300 BCE – 1279 CE · South India and Southeast Asia
Provisionalचोल
Chola Dynasty
Chola
IIReign chronology
5 events7 dated events · dashed line = sources disagree
The Chola Dynasty arose under Vijayalaya (Imperial) around 300 BCE in South India and Southeast Asia. Evidence class on record: verified evidence.
IIIRecords patronised by this dynasty
108 temples · 0 inscriptions · 5 manuscriptsPLATE M01
ProvisionalNalayira Divya Prabandham
PLATE M02
ProvisionalTevaram
PLATE M03
Provisionalvedic-kamikagama
PLATE M04
ProvisionalPattupattu (Ten Idylls)
PLATE M05
ProvisionalThirumurai (12 volumes)
IVRulers and succession
16 rulersLines show documented parent-to-child descent only. Throne successions with no recorded bloodline are listed below, not drawn as lineage. All rulers are reference-imported and provisional until scholar-verified.
PLATE R01
ProvisionalVijayalaya Chola
PLATE R02
ProvisionalAditya I
PLATE R03
ProvisionalParantaka I
PLATE R04
ProvisionalGandaraditya
PLATE R05
ProvisionalArinjaya Chola
PLATE R06
ProvisionalParantaka II (Sundara Chola)
PLATE R07
ProvisionalUttama Chola
PLATE R08
ProvisionalRajaraja I
PLATE R09
ProvisionalRajendra I
PLATE R10
ProvisionalAditya I
PLATE R11
ProvisionalGandaraditya
PLATE R12
ProvisionalKulothunga Chola I
PLATE R13
ProvisionalParantaka Chola II
PLATE R14
ProvisionalParantaka I
PLATE R15
ProvisionalUththama Chola
PLATE R16
ProvisionalVijayalaya Chola
Provenance ledger
5 entries
- dynasty periodChola · dynasty period · 300 BCE – 1279 CEverified evidence
- dynasty foundingFounding of the Imperial Chola Dynasty by Vijayalaya · timeline event · 848 CEverified evidence
- temple consecrationConsecration of Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur · timeline event · 1010 CEverified evidence
- religiousRamanuja's Vishishtadvaita and Sri Vaishnava Reform · timeline event · 1017 CE – 1137 CEverified evidence
- militaryRajendra Chola I Naval Campaign to Southeast Asia · timeline event · 1025 CEverified evidence